Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-10-22

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And stood there boldly |acing the people
"Now hand thou over this foreign wolf and
those who come to prey here with him, to the
doom of fire. for have they not committed the
deadly sin against the SUM- or, Nyleptha,
give thee war-red war. Ay. say to thee
that the path Of thy passion shall be marked
out by the blazing Of thy towns. and watered
with the blood Of those who cleave to thee
On thy head rest the burden Of the deed. and
in thy ears ring the groans Of the dying and
the cries Of the widows and those who are left
faiherless forever and forever.
Il tell thee l will cear thee, Nyleptha. the
White Queen, from thy throne. and thou shalt
be hurled-ay. hurled, even from the topmost
stair Of the great way TO the foot thereof, in
that thou hast coverered the name OF the
house Of him who built it with black shame
And tell We, strangers. all save thou, Boug-
wan. whom because thou di st me service
will save alive il thou wilt leave these men
and follow me" there poor Good shook his
head vigorously. AMI calculated, Cant be
DONE" in English, THAT will wrap you in
sheets Of gold and hang you yet alive in
chains from the four golden trumpets Of the
four angels that fly east and west, and north
and south from the giddiest pnnacles Of the
temple, SO that We may be a token and warn
ing to the land And as for thee, lncubu,
thou shalt die in yet another fashion that !
will not tell thee now"
She ceased. painting for breath, for her pas
sion shook her like a storm. and q murmur,
partly Of horror ane partly Of admiration,
ran through the hal Then Nyleptha an
swered calmly and with dignity.
III would it become my place and dignity.
o sister. so to speak as thou hast spoken. and
50 to threat as thou hast threatened. Yet if
thou wilt make war, then will strive to bear
up against thee: for il my hand seem soft.
vet shalt thou find it Of iron when its grips
thine armies by the throat Sorais, fear
thee not. ] weep for that which thou wilt
bring upon our people and thyself, but for
myself l say fear thee not Vet thou,
who but yesterday didst strive to win nv
lover and my lord from me, whom today
thou dost call foreign WOLF to lie thy
lover and thy lord" lhere there WAS an im-
nense sensation in the haiN. thou who but
last night, as l have learned but since thou
didst enter here. didst creep like a snake into
nv sleeping place--ay, even by a secret way.
and wouldst have foully murdered me, thy
sister, as lay asleep
1T is false! it is falseI- rang out Agon's
and a score Of other voices
1T is not false" said I, producing the
broken point Of the dagger and holding it up.
Where is the haft from which this few,
Soraisr
1T is not false" cried Good, determined at
last to act like loyal man. Il took her by
the queens bed, and on my breast the dagger
broke
"Who is on my side" cried Sorais, shaking
her silver spear. for she saw that public
sympathy was turning against her. What.
Bougwan, thou consent notf she said, ad-
dressing Good, who was standing close to her,
in . low, concentrated voice. Thou pale
souled fool, for reward thou shalt eat out
thy heart with love Of ME and not be salts
fled, and thou mishtest have been my hus-
band and king. At least hold thee in chains
that cannot lie broken.
War, war, war; she cried Here with
my hand upon the sacred stone that shall en-
dure, SO runs the prophecy, till the Zu-Vendi
set their necks beneath the alien yoke, de-
clare war to the end. Who follows Sorais of
the Nigh, TO victory and honorf'
Instantly the whole concourse began to
break up in indescribable confusion Many
present hastened to throw in their lot with
The Lady OF the Night" but some came
from her following TO rs Among the for
mer was all under officer Of Nylepthas own
guard, who suddenly turned and made q run
for the doorway through which Sorais' people
wer~ already passing. Umslopogaas who
was present and had taken the whole scene
in, seeing with admirable presence of mind
that il the soldier got away others would
follow his example. seized the man. who drew
his sword and struck at him Thereupon the
Zulu sprang back with n shout, and avoiding
the sword cuts lesan to peck at his foe with
his terrible Ak, till in a few seconds the mans
fate overlook him, and he fell with a clash
heavily and quite dead upon the marble floor.
This was the first blood spilled in the war.
'Shut the gates shouted. thinking that
we might perhaps catch Sorais So But the
order came too late. her guards were already
passing through them, and in another minute
the stres.s echoed with the furious galloping
Of horses and the rolling Of chariots.
So, drawing half the people after her, So
rails was soon passing like Il whirlwind through
the Frowning City on her road TO her head
quarters at MArstuna, a fortress situated 100
miles to the north Of Ni!osis.
And after that the city was alive with the
ef lless tramp OF regiments and the prepara-
tivns for war, and old Umslopogaas once
more began to Sit in the sunshine and 90
through a show Of sharpening Inkosi- kaas'
razor edge
CHAPTER XIX.